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		arethuza on Feb 26, 2010 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Flight radar - air space above Europe live That looks like only a small portion of the commercial airline traffic.

drewr on Feb 26, 2010 [–]

"Aircrafts equipped with an ADS-B transponder are visible on the map."

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Automatic_dependent_surveillanc...

Guess most planes don't have it yet.

borism on Feb 26, 2010 | [–]

All jets should have it by now, most turboprops and GAs don't.

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